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Schools in South Gloucestershire

125 schools across 14 towns

125
Total Schools
93
Primary
14
Secondary
0
SEND
5
Outstanding
45
Good
5
Req. Improvement
1
Inadequate

Based on the most recent published single-word Ofsted grades. Ofsted stopped issuing overall grades (Outstanding, Good, Requires Improvement, Inadequate) in September 2024, so schools inspected more recently — under Ofsted’s report cards — may not have one. Figures cover the 56 of 125 schools here that have a published grade.

South Gloucestershire has 125 schools across 14 towns — 93 primary, 14 secondary, educating around 41,340 pupils. 89% of schools with a published Ofsted grade are rated Good or Outstanding (50 of 56). There are currently 23 open teaching jobs in South Gloucestershire. Browse schools by town, compare Ofsted ratings and exam results, and find teaching jobs across South Gloucestershire.

South Gloucestershirelocal authority guide — teacher pay, ratios & spending →

School spending in South Gloucestershire

Gross expenditure per pupil — LA-maintained schools (2024-25).

£7,407
per pupil (all phases)
£6,604
per primary pupil
£7,235
per secondary pupil

Source: DfE “LA and school expenditure” (Consistent Financial Reporting), 2024-25, under the Open Government Licence. Covers council-maintained schools; academies report separately.

23 open teaching jobs in South GloucestershireView jobs →

Top-performing schools in South Gloucestershire

Ranked on the latest DfE results. Higher is better.

By Attainment 8 — average GCSE score

  1. 1Yate Academy54.8Attainment 8
  2. 2The Castle School52.4Attainment 8
  3. 3John Cabot Academy52.1Attainment 8
  4. 4Winterbourne Academy52.0Attainment 8
  5. 5Downend School51.0Attainment 8

Source: DfE performance tables, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Towns in South Gloucestershire

Select a town to browse its schools and Ofsted ratings